Living life the French way...

AIRLINE bmi is to pull its Paris flights from both London Heathrow and Leeds Bradford airports, saying "commercial reasons" were behind the move. Flights will end on March 25, although services before that date may also be affected, while those with tickets already booked will be contacted by bmi's reservations... Read more →

IF you want to stay in touch with what's happening in Burgundy, or have an event of your own to promote drop by This Burgundy Life. Coral has been busy adding new articles to the site, including news about how the tercentenary of the death of Maréchal Vauban will be... Read more →

A COUPLE of interesting items and a website looking to draw French youth into the political debate. Paris, mon paramour (Telegraph) An informative piece offering some insight into buying an apartment in France and what to look out for. Bargain of the week: over from Dover (Indep) Ferry firms are... Read more →

IF you have been sat in France following the bad weather that hit the UK and are keen to find out more, don't be fooled by a virus email that is doing the rounds. The BBC reports of a message that claims to contain details of the storms that battered... Read more →

Our first house in France. At one and the same time it was exciting and scary. There was work to be done without doubt. The house needed total decoration and a kitchen! We had a sink but nothing to cook on so it was a girl's dream, retail therapy! We... Read more →

A TRIBUTE to playwright Harold Pinter will form a central part of the Festival of British Film in Nimes next month. A bilingual reading of his texts will be staged, as well as a discussion of his work, and the organisers are hoping the man himself will attend if he... Read more →

UNFORTUNATELY due to the travel disruption caused by yesterday's high winds, and Virgin Trains only running an emergency timetable today, I've decided not to head to Vive la France. Instead I will look out for any interesting reports or photographs to hopefully provide a flavour of the exhibition. Read more →

THE London roads down which the Tour de France cyclists will race have been revealed. Transport for London has issued a route map and also launched a very swish website to promote the race and build-up ahead of the grand depart. The prologue and stage one of the famous race... Read more →

THERE has been a few additions to the This French Life photo album on Flickr including this up close and personal view of the Millau Viaduct. Taken by John from Floressas it really captures the majesty of one of the world's greatest examples of engineering. As always if you have... Read more →

THE social security system in France is a complex beast with often two or more different organisations handling the simplest of operations. It can be a challenge to understand the way that unemployment benefit is administered, or how hospital visits are arranged and the basics of the pension system. But... Read more →